Virtual RF system platform dedicated to heterogeneous complex SoC design

  • Authors:
  • Lucas Alves Da Silva;Eric Dekneuvel;Alexandre Lewicki;Benjamin Nicolle;Gilles Jacquemod

  • Affiliations:
  • Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, LEAT, UMR CNRS 6071, Sophia Antipolis, France and Mentor Graphics, Meudon La Forêt, France;Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, LEAT, UMR CNRS 6071, Sophia Antipolis, France;Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, LEAT, UMR CNRS 6071, Sophia Antipolis, France and ST-Ericsson, Sophia Antipolis, France;Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, LEAT, UMR CNRS 6071, Sophia Antipolis, France and Mentor Graphics, Meudon La Forêt, France;Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, LEAT, UMR CNRS 6071, Sophia Antipolis, France

  • Venue:
  • Microelectronics Journal
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose to develop a hierarchical library associated with various simulators that can be used in a single platform, called TrustMe-ViP, which enables a unique simulation framework and full model interoperability. Such platform is dedicated to complex SoC design, such as trusted personal devices where cost and time-to-market are very important constraints. To validate this methodology, we present the estimation of BER and power consumption for a Bluetooth transceiver.